Greetings Everyone! This is a blogpost from my blogging friend Michele over at a house called nut. As many of you know there is a large Swedish speaking population in Finland. Their maternity hospital is in jeopardy of being shut down. Below is Michele's request. If you feel this is important to you,please sign the petition. It's in swedish and finnish but you can use google translate to find the language you need to read it in. Thanks for taking the little bit of time to read this and take action.
Many Thanks, Valarie
Dear friends,
Are you interested in natural childbirth? If so, read on, join the email campaign to save Tammisaari Maternity Hospital, and forward this information to your friends and networks. Feel free to copy and paste any of the information below to your blog, emails, etc.
If not, please excuse this break from our regular programming and do come again next week!
Warm weekend wishes to you all!
Many thanks,
Michele
Save Tammisaari
On 12 October the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS) Board of Directors will meet to determine the future of the Tammisaari Maternity Hospital, a certified World Health Organization/UNICEF baby-friendly hospital. The closure has been promoted in an effort to shut down smaller maternity wards and centralize obstetric care in few large hospitals.
Tammisaari is the only maternity hospital in Finland specializing in natural birth that is open to all women, regardless of municipal residence. Tammisaari is also unique because it boasts one of the few remaining maternity wards in Finland with full Swedish-language support. With approximately half of the population surrounding Tammisaari identifying Swedish as their mother tongue, the hospital is an invaluable resource in the region.
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